Breeches Collection (page 9)

Francois, Duke of Anjou and Alencon, in damascened armour, 16th century, (1870). Damascened work is steel inlaid with gold or other metals

The Macaronies, 1772, (1910). The Macaroni Club in London was founded in 1772 by young men of the fashionable world who had been on the Grand Tour in Italy, in opposition to the Beef-Steak Club

Citizen and countryman, 1641, (1910). A 19th-century copy of a woodcut from a 17th-century tract, showing the contrast in dress between members of different social groups

Citizen, 1641, (1910). A 19th-century copy of a woodcut from a 17th-century tract. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

King James I, 1614, (1910). The king (1566-1625) wears a thickly padded doublet and bombasted breeches. These appealed to him as being effective against the point of a dagger of rapier

Velvet breeches and cloth breeches, 1592, (1910). Frontispiece from Greenes Quip for an Upstart Courtier. The feathered hat of the courtier may be compared with that of the labourer

Queen Elizabeth I hawking, 1575, (1910). A 19th-century rendition from the Art of Falconrie by Turberville, (1585). The doublets have innumerable slashing

Male costume, 16th century, (1910). A citizen of the better class wearing a mandevile a sort of waistcoat fitted loosely round the body, with no sleeves

Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby, (1828). Artist: J Cochran
Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby, (1828). Danvers (1573-1644) was a military commander and Governor of Guernsey. He founded a hospital, Dauntsey public school

Spanish Muleteer, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Spanish Muleteer, 1809. The Muleteer in the picture is stopping to rest at a way-side inn, where, when he has stabled his mule in the stall and given him some food will take the saddle bags

Dutch Man Skating with a Basket of Vegatables, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Dutch Man Skating with a Basket of Vegatables, 1809. The Dutch are somewhat like the English in appearance. The ancient national costume of the men consists of wide breeches

Hungarian Man with Dogs, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Hungarian Man with Dogs, 1809. The Hungarian is a fine looking man with long black hair and moustache and a dark complexion

Italian Musician, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Italian Musician, 1809. The households in Italy are generally large and in the summer evenings after the labour of the day is over they all dance together to the music of the pipe and tambourine

Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson in The Sacrament of Judas, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson in The Sacrament of Judas, c1902. British actor and theatre manager Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) in a play by Louis Tiercelin

Charles Hayden Coffin in The Country Girl, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Charles Hayden Coffin in The Country Girl, c1902. Actor and singer Charles Hayden Coffin (1862-1935)

Peasants of Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 1879

Types and costumes in Norway, 1879. Artist: Hildibrand
Types and costumes in Norway, 1879. Traditional costume from the Hardanger, Saetersdalen, and the interior of Norway

Types and costumes in Finland, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Types and costumes in Finland, 1879

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English naval commander, 19th century. One of Britains greatest military figures, Admiral Nelson (1758-1805)

Portrait of Count Andrey Bezborodko, 1804. Artist: Robert Lefevre
Portrait of Count Andrey Bezborodko, 1804. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

A Smoker, 19th century. Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
A Smoker, 19th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

Men in 19th-century dress, 1901. Artist: Charles Edmond Brock
Men in 19th-century dress, 1901. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

James I as a boy, (1907). Portrait of James I (1566-1625), king of England (1603-1625) and king of Scotland (1567-1625)

The Injured Mason, 1786-1787. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Injured Mason, 1786-1787. An injured laborer is carried by his colleagues, Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain

La Cometa, (The Kite), 1778. Artist: Francisco Goya
La Cometa, (The Kite), 1778. Located in the collection at, Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain

Page de la fee des Canaris, costume design for Tchaikovskys ballet Sleeping Beauty, 1921. Artist: Leon Bakst
Page de la fee des Canaris, costume design for Tchaikovskys ballet Sleeping Beauty, 1921. From the Galleria del Levante, Milan

Battista, costume design for a comedy by Carol Goldoni, 1917. Artist: Leon Bakst
Battista, costume design for a comedy by Carol Goldoni, 1917. From the Evergreen House Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Reaper / haymaker sharpening his scythe with a whetstone, 19th century
Reaper/haymaker sharpening his scythe with a whetstone, 19th century. Metal edged tools such as this needed constant sharpening. The whetstone was also known as a side stone

Portrait of a European, Mughal School, Akbar Period, late 16th Century. Victoria and Albert Museum

Mughal portrait of a european, 16th century
Indian portrait of a european, from the Mughal school, from the V&As collection, 16th century

Napoleon in his Study, 1812. Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Napoleon in his Study, 1812. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1631. Artist: Daniel Mytens
Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1631. Charles I (1600-1649) succeeded his father James I as King in 1625. His reign was dominated by a bitter dispute with Parliament over the extent of

Reaper beginning to cut crop of wheat with a sickle, 1867. From an English childrens book

The Woman in Breeches, 20th century. Artist: Francois Lafon
The Woman in Breeches, 20th century

In the Classroom, 1883. Artist: Pierre Edouard Frere
In the Classroom, 1883

Coal delivery, 1860. A footman collecting a scuttle of coal from the cellar under the pavement at the very moment when the coalman shoots a sack of coal from Newcastle through the manhole in

Footman, 1888. Footman presenting a card that a caller has left for the lady of the house. (London, 1888)

The Frantic Footman, who has had Warning, 1859. The defeat of Disraelis Reform Bill in March 1862 brought down Lord Derbys Conservative Government

After, December 15, 1736. Creator: William Hogarth
After, December 15, 1736

A New Insect, May 12, 1784. May 12, 1784. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
A New Insect, May 12, 1784

Special Pleaders in the Court of Requests, May 28, 1802. May 28, 1802
Special Pleaders in the Court of Requests, May 28, 1802

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